Hello and welcome to the actual 4/20 edition of The Comic Shop! I have a feeling Bluntman & Chronic might not be able to put a stop to Cock-knocker's shenanigans until some point tomorrow.
Anyhow....
Marvel has revealed some significant changes to it's upcoming line-up. Among the more noteworthy of these are the cancellation of the "Fantastic Four", the death and replacement of Deadpool, & the new title "Uncanny Inhumans" that is clearly taking the place of another long running "Uncanny". Even more controversial than this was the decision to retcon Wanda and Pietro Maximoff (Scarlett Witch and Quicksilver)'s parentage to remove Magneto.
Most of the vitriol about these changes is born out of the fact that they are the direct result of Marvel not wanting to have anything to do with properties that Fox currently owns the rights to.
As I have said before it is a shame that the two sides couldn't work something out because they have a license to print money at this point. Whether Disney/Marvel agrees with the direction that Fox is going with FF/X-men or not a good capitalist would pocket the money from the merchandising, and go on with their lives. Instead they chose to give the middle finger to people that spend money monthly to keep up with their favorite heroes.
At this point I feel like I have to say DISNEY HAS EVERY RIGHT TO PROTECT THEIR SIGNIFICANT INVESTMENT. I may not agree with their course of action as a business, but I will not say it is not without merit. Making Wanda and Pietro Inhumans boosts the marketability and the identity of one of the lesser known Marvel properties instantly. I am a huge comic fan, but I honestly think Black Bolt is the only Inhuman I can name off hand. Add to that Johnny Storm joining the lineup of the Inhumans in the new "Uncanny Inhumans" title, and that is another character that people know and identify with. So no the entire F4 clan isn't going into a black hole never to be seen again as we probably thought when the cancellation was initially announced.
Fox refusing to allow Marvel to use the word mutant in their movies kind of started this whole thing in my opinion. As Marvel had to get creative to use characters THAT THEY OWN AND HAVE EVERY RIGHT TO USE IN AN AVENGERS MOVIE by referring to Quicksilver & Scarlett Witch as "the age or miracles" or some such B.S. It makes every bit of sense to make them Inhumans with the group being promoted Marvel wide from their own anticipated movie, the "Agents of SHIELD" are uncovering Inhuman technology, and as I said the appearance of the twins in "Avengers: AoU".
I am trying my best to see both sides of this, but at the end of the day the easiest way to reconcile it as a fan as that these two uses of the twins take place in different universes in a multiverse. In one universe the original parentage might remain with Magento being their father while in the other Magneto does not even exist. I believe Dan Slott even said on twitter that all movies are elseworld tales...let the comics be comics...let the movies be movies and just try to enjoy the overall experience. Or as one clever Redditor wrote "why would you want to watch a direct adaptation of shit you've already read".
These changes open up the door to a whole new plethora of opportunities for creative and unique storytelling. Comics are one of the most progressive and ever changing forms of media in existence. That's why my personal philosophy is to embrace the changes and find good things about them because they will either be something I look back fondly upon (Superior Spider-man), or they won't last that long anyway.
Just food for thought...I don't expect people to agree with me, but thanks for reading! Thanks for your continued support!
See you next time at The Comic Shop!
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